Game Ranger in Your Backpack: All-in-One Interpretative Guide to the Lowveld
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Game Ranger in your Backpack is not a conventional field guide in the sense that it will not provide reams of dreary detail on how to identify a particular plant or bird (although it does offer useful pointers of features to look out for). Rather, this book is intended to substitute the presence of a personal guide or 'game ranger' during visits to the Lowveld region of South Africa. It makes the practical, interpretative information on the most commonly encountered species in the Lowveld, accessible at a glance and eliminates the need to have several different books piled on the seat beside you. Game Ranger in your Backpack is a compact companion that not only offers interesting information on wildlife topics including mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, invertebrates, trees, grasses, flowers and tracks but it is also visually interpretative, offering hundreds of images to assist with the deciphering of animal behavior or the recognition of common species. * This unique guide is packed with practical, interpretative information on the most commonly encountered animals and plants of the Lowveld information that is usually only available if you have a game ranger or field guide by your side in the bush! * It teaches people how to observe, identify and interpret what they see in the bush in a meaningful way, without having to wade through the reams of technical information found in most other field guides. * The reader-friendly mind-map layout of the book, with pictures linked to brief but informative text boxes, makes pertinent information accessible at a glance. * Other features include color-coded chapters for ease of reference, while blocked information and icons in the mammals and trees sections provide technical details in a concise form. * Hundreds of stunning interpretative images, highlighted keywords and a flowchart structure to each spread direct the eye to the different topics on each featured species, allowing the reader to pick out whatever is of interest to him or her. Review: Worth it's weight in gold as an all-in-one bush guide to the lowveld ecosystems of South Africa - I purchased this book right before heading to South Africa for 2 weeks volunteering on a wildlife conservation reserve. When I got there, it turned out that our wildlife monitors and most of the resident team also had this book "in their backpacks!" This book is filled with tons of easy-to-access information that was pertinent to where we were and the conservation work we were doing. It's nicely laid out into color-coded sections with many different mammals, birds, reptiles/amphibians, insects/invertebrates, and plants/trees. Full of color photos with interesting and notable information on each species and their relationship in the ecosystem. Tracking/field signs is also covered well. The Reference section and Index are easy to navigate, and the whole book is well presented and actually quite fun to look through, not dry or boring in the least. The other volunteers and I got much more than my money's worth of use from this book while out in the field. Even our guide used this book for reference a few times! It's simple, engaging and beautifully presented and has a good deal of very useful information, whether you're an amateur naturalist, a game ranger in training, or a visitor on holiday. The best thing about the book is the way it shows readers how all things are inter-related in the bush, from animals to insects to the bush itself. The only disappointment I found with the book is that it covers the White Rhino well, but only has a very short explanation and notes on the Black Rhino. Other than that, it's great and very much worth the price. It is probably the most valuable all-in-one book I've found for covering many different species and ecosystems, and by far the easiest and funnest to use. Highly recommended for anyone spending time in a bushveld or lowveld region of South Africa. Review: Love this book for safari lovers. - This is a must for those going on an Africa safari. Get this book a month or so before going . Study it so you know what you are looking at when you go. I got it after I went b/c I am going back . One of the guides had it in his truck. Great pictures and explanations of animals. I highly recommend.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.9 out of 5 stars 111 Reviews |
R**.
Worth it's weight in gold as an all-in-one bush guide to the lowveld ecosystems of South Africa
I purchased this book right before heading to South Africa for 2 weeks volunteering on a wildlife conservation reserve. When I got there, it turned out that our wildlife monitors and most of the resident team also had this book "in their backpacks!" This book is filled with tons of easy-to-access information that was pertinent to where we were and the conservation work we were doing. It's nicely laid out into color-coded sections with many different mammals, birds, reptiles/amphibians, insects/invertebrates, and plants/trees. Full of color photos with interesting and notable information on each species and their relationship in the ecosystem. Tracking/field signs is also covered well. The Reference section and Index are easy to navigate, and the whole book is well presented and actually quite fun to look through, not dry or boring in the least. The other volunteers and I got much more than my money's worth of use from this book while out in the field. Even our guide used this book for reference a few times! It's simple, engaging and beautifully presented and has a good deal of very useful information, whether you're an amateur naturalist, a game ranger in training, or a visitor on holiday. The best thing about the book is the way it shows readers how all things are inter-related in the bush, from animals to insects to the bush itself. The only disappointment I found with the book is that it covers the White Rhino well, but only has a very short explanation and notes on the Black Rhino. Other than that, it's great and very much worth the price. It is probably the most valuable all-in-one book I've found for covering many different species and ecosystems, and by far the easiest and funnest to use. Highly recommended for anyone spending time in a bushveld or lowveld region of South Africa.
E**C
Love this book for safari lovers.
This is a must for those going on an Africa safari. Get this book a month or so before going . Study it so you know what you are looking at when you go. I got it after I went b/c I am going back . One of the guides had it in his truck. Great pictures and explanations of animals. I highly recommend.
K**R
Wonderful and Entertaining Reference Book
I bought a copy of this for myself, and an hour after it arrived I was on-line ordering a second copy for a relative. We are both addicted to Safari Live, if I'm allowed to say that, which streams from South Africa daily. This was a wonderful reference to combine with the "drives," since it covers (literally) the same ground. The page set-ups are not your usual reference-book style, so it's very entertaining to just sit and read it, in addition to its being a great go-to book when you want to check something old or look for something new. It's all colored photos and insets with lots of fascinating bits of information that I've never seen anywhere else. As such a book should, it devotes more pages to the popular and familiar animals, but it covers all the common flora and fauna. I do think it would be a bit heavy for a backpack, but maybe I'm just feeble. Anyway, mine is on the table and there it stays unless I'm leafing through it for the umpteenth time to look-something-up or just for the fun of it. Highly recommend it to anyone interested in South African wildlife, even if--like me--they'll never get a chance to go there in person.
J**P
A very fun and interesting guide.
It is almost like have a Game Ranger in your backpack. The book provides many of the interesting facts and information that a game ranger would provide, as well as the core facts and information about the Lowveld. The entire book is full color with many photos and callouts that make it fun to read or reference!
L**D
GREAT INFORMATION ON WHAT YOU WILL SEE
A GREAT DISPLAY OF PICTURES OF ALL ANIMALS IN THE BUSH OF SOUTH AFRICA. VERY SIMPLE AND INFORMATIVE.
S**N
Fab !!!!
This is an amazing book - more, perhaps,than one can take in before meeting/observing the animals,but invaluable later.When faced with the picture/ journal that says,"What did she tell me about them/" you can have your knowledge refreshed - easily and visually. Worth the investment and then some.+
M**Y
Buy before you go to Lowveld
Bought this after going to Lowveld but wanted to learn more about the animals. Easy reading information book
O**X
Love it
A no nonsense guide to what you would typically need to know when in the bush. Very informative, easy to follow and cuts out all the crap you don't need.
K**R
A must buy if travelling to a game reserve
Amazing detail and information.
H**M
Alles in einem!
Wer sich für Afrika und die dazu gehörige Flora und Fauna interessiert, wird sicher einige Bücher im Schrank stehen haben. Eines für Säugetiere, eines für Vögel, für Reptilien, Bäume, Spuren, Insekten, etc. In diesem Führer werden viele dieser Dinge zusammengefasst, auf sehr anschauliche Art und Weise anhand von vielen Fotos erklärt. Selbst Leser mit Vorkenntnissen werden Neues erfahren. Bei den Tieren wird sehr viel Wert auf das Verhalten gelegt. Schon damit ragt dieses Buch über einige Field Guides hinaus, die sich vornehmlich auf Zahlen und Äußerlichkeiten beschränken. Es ist zudem sehr spannend, wie das Buch den Lebensraum Lowveld darstellt und alle Tiere und Pflanzen in einen Kontext setzt. Natürlich ist jedes Spezialbuch ausführlicher. Aber nicht jeder möchte ein ganzes Buch nur über Gräser, Amphibien oder Insekten haben. Wenn ich nur ein Buch auf die Reise mitnehmen dürfte - was ja aus Platzgründen schon Sinn macht - wäre es unbedingt dieses!
X**A
Ha sido un regalo.
No puedo opinar dado que has sido para regalar a un enamorado de los pájaros pero aparentemente espectacular.
D**L
Un livre dans votre sac
Très bon livre! Intéressant et de nombreuses photos. Très didactique.
R**E
Wildlife Book
Very detailed book with plenty of information.
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